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Why AI training can backfire for older workers
For older employees already experiencing burnout, poorly designed or poorly timed training can become an additional job demand rather than a solution.
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There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires – humans start them and have made them more dangerous
The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
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High infant formula milk prices are putting babies at risk
To afford milk parents described restricting their own food or heating, getting into debt and returning from maternity leave very early.
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To tackle extreme heat, Andy Burnham needs to urgently take these three radical steps
This summer will be one of the coolest in your lifetime. With better planning for these now normal extreme summers, some heat-related deaths can be prevented.
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A new class of metals could transform Africa’s clean energy economy – scientists explain
Storing hydrogen in metallic materials is a promising avenue for extracting value from Africa’s minerals.
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Refugees, lost trade and security costs: how conflict in one African country drives up debt for its neighbours
African governments need to strengthen regional cooperation on peace and security because regional stability is essential for sustainable debt.
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How Lagos pioneers built a vibrant Yoruba print culture in the 1920s – at the height of colonialism
English was imposed as Nigeria’s official language, but the British had no way of controlling what people did with it.
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Eight in ten adults track their own health – new survey
A new survey of UK adults finds most of us track our health at home, but not everyone is equally likely to benefit.
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An astronomer on what it’s really like to stargaze for a living
How my understanding of the night sky was transformed by observing stars with a hi-tech telescope.
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Extreme weather is making work difficult for many people – this is what needs to change
Climate change leading to extreme weather events is making life uncomfortable for many UK workers. A new survey reveals the depth of the problem.
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Iran oil spill: the war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot heal
An oil spill has reached Qeshm Island’s mangrove forests, with a possibly devastating environmental impact.
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Hosepipe bans make climate change more tangible – but restrictions can provoke resistance
A hosepipe ban succeeds where abstract messaging often fails, because it turns a distant risk into a visible, felt experience.